playhard70

I'm glad you're confident in HHS's line, both "D" and "O" line. I'm telling you though, Columbia's line, both sides, are one of the best, if not the best in the state. I'm no Columbia fan, as a matter of fact, I really don't like them much at all. The team that I follow didn't even make it to the playoffs and being that it's only a 35 minute drive from my house to Columbia I went to watch them against AC, Catholic, and Tullahoma. AC didn't impress me much. Catholic line was HUGE to say the least. Pretty athletic as well, but Columbia had their way with the Kerbyson kid and the other linemen. I wasn't easy but Columbia handled them. Tullahoma's offensive line was huge too just not as athletic as Catholic's. Columbia had their way with them as well. The one thing that stands out about their line play is how well those big kids move. I've not HHS. I do know they have a kid that can play. I think the difference is that Columbia has 6 big kids that play at the next level. Not to mention the 2 huge backs they have. Good luck to Hendersonville.

way to go tullahoma. another punt return by #10 appeared to set the tone for the cats in red. a little different game was imposed on lawrence county. tullahoma seemed to control the ground game even while lawrence county loaded the line of scrimmage. the passing game looked to be wide open as well. tullahoma;s defense proved to be tough once more. no doubt that lawrence county is as physical a team as one can be, but tullahoma was more physical on both sides of the ball. the running game by tullahoma was impressive. great job up front. the defense held true when it mattered. what an accomplishment by shutting down the district's best player. tullahoma, enjoy the victory, but get ready to prepare for another battle next friday. well done boys! to those of you that thought lawrence county had a shot, they were never really in it. and as for lawrence county, you have a long way to go to be considered a class act team.

i completely appreciate the fact that we are able to voice our opinions. yours on the other hand are obviously from a sore spot you have for tullahoma. i guess it stems from the beat downs tullahoma has put on your red raiders. is your despise directed at ALL of CC's opponents since just about ALL of them give CC a beat down? or is it simply the cross county rivalry thing going on? at any rate, the team with the fewest mistakes/turnovers wins. irecnso, will you be going to watch coffee county play tonight?

Well then, let's just get it started so as not to disappoint the rednecks, I mean, redraiders. Sportsmanlike? Mature? You've got to be kidding me? Will the one parent who jumped the fence at Bradley to confront a coach show up and display what's typical of Manchester behavior? By you even making this post says it all. Again, typical. Now to the game itself. I'm sure CC beating a less than average Warren Co. team is feeling pretty good about their chances of beating Tullahoma. True, it could happen if Tullahoma hasn't moved on from last Thursday's big win over Columbia. I guess we'll just have to wait and see how Tullahoma responds to a win like that. I don't see CC having anything that can match up with Tullahoma's speed and size. I think the biggest asset is their speed. Tullahoma's line still hasn't really beat anybody yet. I'd say their backs, qb, and receivers are doing it all on their own. I'm looking forward to watching this one in person as opposed to seeing the replay on Sat. CCHSRaiders, I hope this satisfies your need to get something started.

BearCatBrown and Coach Bray, great posts. Each of you have excellent and valid points. Coach Bray, your analogies speak volumes. BearCatBrown, your correct in addressing-What's right is right. I personally don't know Gessler, but I've seen her wrestle. I also remember her brother, who, if I remember correctly, was a pretty good wrestler himself. Back on Ms. Gessler, there's absolutely no doubt in my mind the she is the best female wrestler in TN and certainly just as good and probably better than many of the boys. For those that have imposed the stipulations that "if you wrestle boys, you can't wrestle at the girls invitational", you're wrong. In fact, I think you're spineless because your girls have no chance on beating Gessler. Why punish her for taking the harder road to success? I would imagine that parents or coaches of girls that don't wrestle boys had something to do with imposing "this rule", ..just a guess. I liken Gessler to a Manny Pacquiao, Roy Jones Jr, or Floyd Mayweather Jr in that she could whip any girl in several weight classes below her and several classes above her, if she were to make those jumps. Stuff like this reminds me of those schools that wanted to have multiple valedictorians because they wanted to "spread the wealth". Or better yet, let's not keep score because we don't want there to be a "loser". Anyhow, you get the point. They all come from the School of Spineless, Cowardly, Keep My Self-Esteem In Tact, and Please Give It To Me Because I Don't Want To Work For It. As BearCat mentioned, Ms. Gessler I hope you accomplish all that you set out to do. I look forward to you becoming an "Olympian" and a World Class Competitor while the others have their medals from the girls invitational in shadow boxes wandering what could have been. Good luck to you on your season and I hope that mine will have to wrestle you because it will make him better.

Goff, although not as physically imposing as a former Lion standout circa 2000. This kid reminds me of Fred Sparkman in the way that he moves to the ball and arrives there madder than a hornet. Hopefully if this kid has the opportunity to play ball somewhere after high school, he'll make better choices than Sparkman did. It was "fun" to watch Goff on the tube playing in Cookeville. Maybe we'll get to see him on the tube playing on Saturdays.